Emeli Sandé: Next to Me live session - video

Later this month, Emeli Sandé will scoop the Critic's Choice prize at the 2012 Brit awards. Here she visits the Guardian studio to perform an exclusive acoustic version of her soulful single Next to Me, taken from her acclaimed album Our Version of Events

When Alexis Petridis only gave Ed Sheeran's album three stars, he was deluged with abuse from outraged 'Sheeranators'. But thanks to their devotion, the 21-year-old singer-songwriter has been riding high in the charts all year, has been nominated for four Brits and is the poster boy for authentic post-X Factor pop. What gives?